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Re: 2012-2013 NBA draft prospects thread

Here's a semi-plausible scenario I would be tickled pink with: Gary Harris for some reason declares for the NBA draft and is around for the Pacers pick. He's not NBA ready yet, and I think he will stay in school, and I think if he declared he would probably rise up the draft boards, but that would be awesome. Give him some time and he's going to be really, really good.

Re: 2012-2013 NBA draft prospects thread

The more I watch Gary the more I get the impression he is the reverse of Gerald Green. Gary is a very good basketball player, just not a very good athlete by NBA standards. With that said I take a very good basketball player over a very good athlete every time.

Re: 2012-2013 NBA draft prospects thread

Here's a semi-plausible scenario I would be tickled pink with: Gary Harris for some reason declares for the NBA draft and is around for the Pacers pick. He's not NBA ready yet, and I think he will stay in school, and I think if he declared he would probably rise up the draft boards, but that would be awesome. Give him some time and he's going to be really, really good.

I've definitely been thinking about it as he's come on the last few weeks after a few down games. I still think he'll stay another year, but he'd be a really great pick. Plus it'd be nice for him to play for at least one of my teams.

Re: 2012-2013 NBA draft prospects thread

On Chad Ford's current Big Board Alex Len of Maryland is #7 and Cody Zeller is #9. Who would you guys take?

Obviously, I'm a homer, and would probably take Zeller at this point. Len is really inconsistent despite his incredibly physical profile. I know what I'm getting with Zeller. With Len...I'm not so sure.

Re: 2012-2013 NBA draft prospects thread

On Chad Ford's current Big Board Alex Len of Maryland is #7 and Cody Zeller is #9. Who would you guys take?

Obviously, I'm a homer, and would probably take Zeller at this point. Len is really inconsistent despite his incredibly physical profile. I know what I'm getting with Zeller. With Len...I'm not so sure.

I'd probably take Zeller, though I don't think Zeller will be all that good for a high lottery pick.

First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.

I'm as big of a homer as you'll find for the Hoosiers, but I wouldn't want Zeller if I owned a lottery pick. I don't think he will be a great NBA player. The only team I think that would get good use of him in a way that helps him would be OKC, who owns a lottery pick. Going up against Ibaka and Perkins every day, Zeller would bulk up really quick.

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Re: 2012-2013 NBA draft prospects thread

I'm as big of a homer as you'll find for the Hoosiers, but I wouldn't want Zeller if I owned a lottery pick. I don't think he will be a great NBA player. The only team I think that would get good use of him in a way that helps him would be OKC, who owns a lottery pick. Going up against Ibaka and Perkins every day, Zeller would bulk up really quick.

What if he fell so far that we could draft him?

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I'd take him, because he at least has some upside... Unlike another white center we drafted last year. That low, upside is hard to find. I just don't think he will be a star. Solid player, but not lottery material IMO.

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Re: 2012-2013 NBA draft prospects thread

I'd take him, because he at least has some upside... Unlike another white center we drafted last year. That low, upside is hard to find. I just don't think he will be a star. Solid player, but not lottery material IMO.

Can he play PF in the NBA? That's the big question, imo.

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Re: 2012-2013 NBA draft prospects thread

WNBA players make around 50K from what I read about Courtney Paris a few years back. Paying Dleague guys another 50K especially the elite one and done guys could be the solution. Have a 17-19 year old draft and have a rookie pay scale. Say the #1 pick gets 100k and move down from there. That 100k would be life changing for most of these guys who grew up in poverty. It would not only make the college game better but it would be better for the Dleague and NBA. Make it like baseball where they take education seriously.

Really? Really? Are you really trying to float the idea that making 17-19 year-olds eligible for the draft is going to help the quality of basketball played in the NCAA? Am I understanding you correctly?